Improvements in water, sanitation and handwashing infrastructure improved health of malnourished children, but not growth after two years, study finds.
The first Women Leaders in Global Health conference brought together more than 400 leaders from 68 countries to discuss how to achieve gender equity.
The inaugural Women Leaders in Global Health conference - held earlier this fall at Stanford - convened more than 400 men and women from 68 …
Using satellite imagery, a team of Stanford researchers has designed a mapping tool with the potential to transform brick manufacturing across South Asia. If successful, …
Understanding why certain populations remain persistently poor has presented a challenge for social and natural scientists alike. Now, Harvard researcher Matt Bonds, PhD, and colleagues …
In his New York Times column today, writer Nicholas Kristof offers an uplifting story of how a simple, cheap innovation is having global impact for thousands of …
With funding for global health on the chopping block in many nations, Stanford visiting professor David Heymann, MD, offered practical advice for the global public …
In honor of International Women’s Day, the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health teamed up with partners at Women in Global Health and the Global …
Marking a milestone partnership in planetary health, Stanford epidemiologist Stephen Luby, MD, has been tapped to direct the health evaluation of a project to use water …
I first met Stanford undergraduates Jason Ku Wang and Shivaal Roy last spring after they returned from a hackathon in Boston. Already, they were starting to …
Praziquantel, an effective drug used to treat the common parasitic disease schistosomiasis, was believed to be the “silver bullet” to achieve disease elimination upon its …
The medical “brain drain” – a phenomenon in which well-trained clinicians leave poorer countries seeking better job opportunities in wealthier countries – has helped fuel …
As summer inches closer, growing mosquito populations and numbers of vacationers traveling South pose an increased threat of Zika virus transmission inside the continental United …
Ten student teams from universities around the world convened in San Francisco and Berkeley last weekend to pitch low-cost solutions designed to tackle major global health …
Early fever detection is crucial for patients with sepsis, but it's often a challenging task for nurses in settings where hospital wards are severely understaffed …
This free podcast is featured both on www.RadioRounds.org and on iTunes. When we think about global health, cancer isn't usually the first thing that comes …
